shodashi

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respected Sir,

 

I would like to know about the divine mother in the form of Shodashi,how is

she different from sri lalitha amba,why is there so much reverence to this form

of the divine mother?was there any inacration of shodashi,just like sri lalitha

appeared to slay bandasura?

 

kindly advise.

 

 

 

From Chandigarh to Chennai - find friends all over India.

 

 

[Guest guest]

Shodasi represents maturity in everything, with latent power hidden. By

worshipping her one achieves the real spiritual benefit of mergence with the

ultimate reality. Very few are bestowed upon the benefit of maha shodasakshari,

because it relates to the soul and one should know how to worship her energy in

the karana sarira state of being and becoming and also how to draw the entire

energy of the guru mandalam. unless these are known none can even enjoy the

bliss.

Sathyanandhar

 

 

; sriram_sapthasathi:

the_thornbird_16: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:20:42 +0100Subject:

shodashi

 

 

 

 

respected Sir,I would like to know about the divine mother in the form of

Shodashi,how is she different from sri lalitha amba,why is there so much

reverence to this form of the divine mother?was there any inacration of

shodashi,just like sri lalitha appeared to slay bandasura?kindly

advise.From Chandigarh to Chennai - find

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[Guest guest]

Dear Sadhkas,

I have seen your mail ,but why ar u going in so details.PANCHADASI is more

then sufficient for the life,because after getting the diksha of PANCHADASI

,THAT WILL BE YOUR LAST BIRTH.

For the sake of knowledge it is alright,but confined to PANCHADASI.

There ar so many mantras of sodsi like sodsi,maha sodsi,parasodsi and there

ar othere like PURNA ,WHICH PEOPLE GET AFTER PURNA ABHISHEK.

If u want to read then go through the TRILOKYA MOHAN KAVACH, MOST OF THE

SODSI MANTRAS AR THERE.

Regards,

Srividyanand nath

 

On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 11:50 AM, aravindan viswanathan <

the_thornbird_16 wrote:

 

>

>

> respected Sir,

>

> I would like to know about the divine mother in the form of Shodashi,how is

> she different from sri lalitha amba,why is there so much reverence to this

> form of the divine mother?was there any inacration of shodashi,just like sri

> lalitha appeared to slay bandasura?

>

> kindly advise.

>

>

> From Chandigarh to Chennai - find friends all over India.

>

>

[Guest guest]

, " srividyanand nath sricharyanand

nath " <srividyanand wrote:

>

> Dear Sadhkas,

> I have seen your mail ,but why ar u going in so details.PANCHADASI

is more

> then sufficient for the life,because after getting the diksha of

PANCHADASI

> ,THAT WILL BE YOUR LAST BIRTH.

 

The same is said of the great nArAyaNa ashTAkSharI, the celebrated

nR^isiMha mantra-rAja and some other shaiva mantra-s. Such statements

are just exaggeration. They should not be taken to this extent. Above

view is harmful to our traditions and should be abandoned like poison.

 

> For the sake of knowledge it is alright,but confined to PANCHADASI.

> There ar so many mantras of sodsi like sodsi,maha sodsi,parasodsi

and there

> ar othere like PURNA ,WHICH PEOPLE GET AFTER PURNA ABHISHEK.

 

If one has interest or feels drawn towards any devata/mantra, they

should make all efforts to *properly get initiated* into that mantra

and related paddhati-s,rituals. If the devata-s wish so, they might

be initiated into the same.

 

Never should one think this or that mantra is enough and stop

learning. IMHO one should learn as many as one is capable of.

 

Regards

[Guest guest]

Shree Gurubhyo Namah.

 

Dear friends:

 

Shodashi is a Vriddhaavastha mantra ( a very mature form of Devi).

Understanding it should be attempted after you have understood Maha Ganapathi,

and Baalaa mantras (at least), and also the Panchadasii.

 

So, dear Bhakthas, we should not try to run before we can walk.

 

Thanks

KR.

 

Shree Maathre Namah.

 

 

[Guest guest]

Satish writes :

 

(If one has interest or feels drawn towards any devata/mantra, they

should make all efforts to *properly get initiated* into that mantra

and related paddhati-s,rituals. If the devata-s wish so, they might

be initiated into the same.

 

Never should one think this or that mantra is enough and stop

learning. IMHO one should learn as many as one is capable of.)

 

Satish, i cannot agree with you more.

 

In Sri Lalta Sahasaranama, it is said:

 

'Atma vidya Maha vidya sri vidya kama sevita Sri shodaskshari vidya

trikuta kama kotika'

 

Yes! Shodakshari Mantra is the 'Queen' of all mantras !

 

It is said " you can give up your life but do not give up

Shodakshari " ( uuirai kodathalum shodakshariyaii kodukathe- tamil)

and this great mantra can be learnt from a sri vidya guru only after

you have attained the 'adhikaratvam' ( preperation/qualification

) ! Believe me , Devi chooses you for Sri Vidya upasana WHEN YOU ARE

GOOD AND READY.It is only because of purva janma phalam, we even hear

Devi's name in this janma. She is the Divine Feminine!

 

i had the fortune of visiting The Shodakshri Amman temple in

Tennangur in Tamilnadu in the winter of 2002 and i personally

witnessed the 'sri chakra/sri yantra' puja by the priest in that

temple .

 

Shodakshari Amman's form was breathtakingly Beautiful! This

form of Devi is only unique to this temple ! Here she is represented

as Maha Tripurasundari with 'sugarcane , rope , flower, bow and

arrow ' in her four hands , As Saraswati with a pearl garland , a

book , and the veena being held in two hands and as Sri Lakshmi with

Lotus in her two hands and one hand in abhaya mudra (fear not and the

other hand ( boon giving gesture) - The twelve handed 'Shodaskshri

Amman' ! what a 'wonderful' sight to behold! and she is seated on

a 'cot' held by four legs of Brahma ( creation) , Sri Vishnu (

Maintenance) , Rudra ( annihilation ) and Eshwera ( the great

Mayeshwera) and then the plank itself is 'SADASHIVA' ( HE WHO

PROVIDES GRACE ) -this is described in sree Lalita SAHASARANAMA ANAMA

THUS :

 

Pajncha Preta Majnchadhi Shayini

 

She Who Reclines On A Couch Made Of The Five Corpses( The esotoric

meaning is it is 'devi' who empowers these five deities Brahma,

Vishnu, Rudra , eashwera and Sadashiva = otherwise they lie dormant

like corpses ) ! It is devi who performs all the five functions !

This is also described in Sri Lalita Sahasaranama as 'Sri Pancha-

kriya' ....

 

The great Tamil poet also sang 'oru sakthi pirakathu moochinale ' (

in every breath there is sakti or it is sakti who is our every

breath)

 

PROFESSOR V.KRISHNAMURTHY ( in his Posts on Saundaryalahari - Dpds06)

i states ( through the shrimukha of Parmacharya) on his web site :

 

" The close correlation between advaita and the various shAkta

schools, particularly the Shri-vidyA tantra school, has been used by

our Acharya who is aware that many cannot follow the abstract path of

jnAna. And that is why perhaps he chalks out a path whereby one

starts from the `leela' of creation of duality and goes forward along

the path of Shri-vidyA and finally ends up in advaita itself. In

accordance with this, even when he composed many stotras on Shiva and

VishNu, he never goes deep into the shivAgama or vaishNava-Agama

nuances but dwells mainly on the bhakti and consequent emotions

only. On the other hand when he worked on Soundarya-lahari, the

first part, Anandalahari, – even though it is said that he

only `brought' it (from Kailas) and not composed it – is totally a

shAkta scripture. The sum and substance of the twin work of Ananda-

lahari and Soundarya-lahari seems to be: " advaita is The path; if

not, the next (alternative) is Shri-vidyA "

 

In fact, Shri-vidyA is the connecting cord between advaita and all

that is dvaita. It unifies the shAntam-Shivam-advaitam with Shakti,

the creator of duality, and therefore, of the universe "

 

The point i am trying to make is whatever Mantra one is initiated

into ( panchakshari or shodakshari) hold on to it steadfast and do

your daily upasana in a form of total surrender and loving devotuion.

Ambaal herself will lead you on the path. She is Guru rupini. Sri

Ramakrishna paramahamsa used to say by merely repeating the Name

odf 'kali' ( his ishta nishta) three times a day , one can get

liberated. All that the divine mother requires from her children

is 'yearning' for her two lotus feet! ( sharanagati)

 

And Satish: Why did adi Shankara write a commentary on Sri Vishnu

Sahasaranama ? Originally , Adi Shankara was planning to write a

commentary on Sri Lalita Sahasaranama. Ambaa-l herself , in her

infinite mercy and wisdom, encouraged the Acharya to write a

commentary on Sri Vishnu Sahasaranama !

 

Om Sri Matre Namaha!

[Guest guest]

sri matre namah

Namaste

 

dear Sadhakas

shodashi is also described as prowdha maata or if we take the line

it is like

Bala Tripura sundari (kumari)

Lalita Tripura sundari (Married woman)

Maha Tripura sundari (old lady or Prowdha)

Initiation of any mantra is yoga or fortune of the sadhaka so if the

sadhaka wishes for higher initiation it is from the guru he gets not

from friends. And the sadhaka should always aim for higher goals and

do sadhana so that he achieves them these are the steps my friends

and with GURU KRUPA we can be blessed with the great Vidya

 

sri gurubhyo namah

Diwakar

 

, " Kumar Ramachandran " <kramach

wrote:

>

> Shree Gurubhyo Namah.

>

> Dear friends:

>

> Shodashi is a Vriddhaavastha mantra ( a very mature form of Devi).

> Understanding it should be attempted after you have understood Maha

Ganapathi, and Baalaa mantras (at least), and also the Panchadasii.

>

> So, dear Bhakthas, we should not try to run before we can walk.

>

> Thanks

> KR.

>

> Shree Maathre Namah.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Dear Divine,

 

Every one will be delighted to know that the shodasakshari idol was energised by

our guru parampara and we belong to the great siddamalli parampara (tinnevelly).

Regarding the maha shodasakshari mantra,one should understand that by adding the

bala and lakshmi bijams to panchadasi it becomes lagu shodasi. Lakshmi being the

first women in the universe is given preference.Maha shodasi represents the

worship of the most latent energy (Siva) because there there is unison of both

the sakthis - latent and potent. The guru initiating one in maha shodasi must be

highly capable of transmitting the energy from almost the centre and also bestow

upon the disciple the entire energy of the guru mandalam. There is no point in

simply chanting the mantra or doing nyasam.

S.Shangaranarayanan

 

 

: adi_shakthi16: Fri, 16 May 2008

12:17:06 +0000 Re: shodashi

 

 

 

 

Satish writes : (If one has interest or feels drawn towards any devata/mantra,

they should make all efforts to *properly get initiated* into that mantra and

related paddhati-s,rituals. If the devata-s wish so, they might be initiated

into the same.Never should

[Guest guest]

Dear diwakar,

 

Kumari, Yuvati, Praudha are the different stages of the ascent of

Kundalini from Muladhara to Sahasrara. This has been mentioned by

Acharya Gaudapada in his Subhagodaya Stuthi.

 

Subhagodaya Stuthi (sloka no. 6)

 

Kumari yanmandram – dhvanati cha tato yoshi dapara

Kulam tyaktva rauti – sphutati cha mahakalabhujagih

Tatah paativratyam – bhajati daharakasakamale

Sukhaaseena yosha – bhavasi bhavaseetkara rasika

 

The ascending staging of devi in the form of Kumari, Yuvati and

Praudha are mentioned.

 

Kumari is Ku+mari. `Ku' implies the Principle of Prithvi which is

Muladhara. So, Kumari means the Devi in the form of Kundalini at

Muladhara. So, when the Kundalini rises, it raises upwards with a

gentle sound or vibration.

 

Kulam is Ku + Lam. `Ku' is Prithvi Tattva which is Muladhara. `Lam'

means which is in the state of Laya or State of Sleep. So, the

Kundalini in the form of Kumari is in state of slumber at

Muladhara. `Kulam tyaktva rauti' implies that leaving the Muladhara,

making the vibration raises upwards and joins the Paramasiva at

Daharakasa.

 

These different stages of journey of Kundalini from Muladhara to

Sahasrara is described as the different stages of Mother in the form

of Kumari, Yuvathi and Praudha. The Shodasi is the Devi at Sahasrara

with Parasiva. Kumari is the Devi at Muladhara.

 

With regards,

Sriram

 

 

, " Diwakarvlg " <diwakarvlg wrote:

>

> sri matre namah

> Namaste

>

> dear Sadhakas

> shodashi is also described as prowdha maata or if we take the line

> it is like

> Bala Tripura sundari (kumari)

> Lalita Tripura sundari (Married woman)

> Maha Tripura sundari (old lady or Prowdha)

> Initiation of any mantra is yoga or fortune of the sadhaka so if

the

> sadhaka wishes for higher initiation it is from the guru he gets

not

> from friends. And the sadhaka should always aim for higher goals

and

> do sadhana so that he achieves them these are the steps my friends

> and with GURU KRUPA we can be blessed with the great Vidya

>

> sri gurubhyo namah

> Diwakar

>

> , " Kumar Ramachandran " <kramach@>

> wrote:

> >

> > Shree Gurubhyo Namah.

> >

> > Dear friends:

> >

> > Shodashi is a Vriddhaavastha mantra ( a very mature form of

Devi).

> > Understanding it should be attempted after you have understood

Maha

> Ganapathi, and Baalaa mantras (at least), and also the Panchadasii.

> >

> > So, dear Bhakthas, we should not try to run before we can walk.

> >

> > Thanks

> > KR.

> >

> > Shree Maathre Namah.

> >

> >